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this is the same old george w. bush argument. they thought that this made it seem less scary. >> for younger people. what we said then, and what i've always agreed, is let younger americans have a voluntary choice of making their money work faster for them within the social security system. that's not what mitt romney's proposing. what we're saying is no changes for anybody 55 and above. >> when charlie pierce from boston wrote up that moment from the debate at "esquire" magazine today he wrote this. "you could hear the screams from romney headquarters all the way up the charles to where i was watching." democrats have so far been keeping their powder dry on this very, very potent issue. on the republicans wanting to privatize social security. not just privatizing medicare, and thereby getting rid of it, which has been an issue in this campaign, but privatizing social security and thereby getting rid of it. before last night, that was paul ryan's record and it was george w. bush's record. but nobody knew if romney and ryan were g
this is the same old george w. bush argument. they thought that this made it seem less scary. >> for younger people. what we said then, and what i've always agreed, is let younger americans have a voluntary choice of making their money work faster for them within the social security system. that's not what mitt romney's proposing. what we're saying is no changes for anybody 55 and above. >> when charlie pierce from boston wrote up that moment from the debate at "esquire"...
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george bush blew that question you showed a part of. that was the good part of his answer, but when he first heard the question, he was like, i don't get it and people remember that he said i don't get it. and that was about the economy. and that's what people were feeling and hurting. >> when we talk about the fact you were the last female journalist to have access to a presidential debate like this and would you remind everybody that gwen eiffel moderated the '04 debate, an honor, but not a game changer, but you did write a piece -- we have candy crowley, who has the duties for one of these debates. you say don't forget, you will be treated differently because you are a woman. how is it different for women or minority moderators, when it comes to those tough questions on a woman's right to choose. is there an extra cautious line women need to take in asking that? >> she's not going to have the chance. that's what i'm upset about. candy is going to have the same format that i had, which is the town hall format. that's questions from th
george bush blew that question you showed a part of. that was the good part of his answer, but when he first heard the question, he was like, i don't get it and people remember that he said i don't get it. and that was about the economy. and that's what people were feeling and hurting. >> when we talk about the fact you were the last female journalist to have access to a presidential debate like this and would you remind everybody that gwen eiffel moderated the '04 debate, an honor, but...
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pe takes credit for george w. bush being elected in 2000. whenever i saw a negative article about al gore, u put it in the paychecks. i had managers do a survey. if they liked bush, we made them register to e vote, but not if they liked gore. on election day, we made sure everyone voting for bush got to the polls. i didn't know he would win by 527 votes. afterward, we did a survey among the employees to find out who voted who wouldn't have otherwise. 1,000 of them said so. the haves and the have nots, where are we in america? this election is about that. i asked who has the advantage? 77% said obama. 23% said mitt romney. >>> coming up, mitt romney is trying to fool the american people by shaking the etch a sketch by line. tonight i'm calling the candidate out to set the record straight. my commentary about what the country would look like if this guy is in the oval office. >>> there's an old saying in tennessee. i know it's in texas. it it says fool me once, shame on you. we can't get fooled again. >> george w. bush famously said we can't g
pe takes credit for george w. bush being elected in 2000. whenever i saw a negative article about al gore, u put it in the paychecks. i had managers do a survey. if they liked bush, we made them register to e vote, but not if they liked gore. on election day, we made sure everyone voting for bush got to the polls. i didn't know he would win by 527 votes. afterward, we did a survey among the employees to find out who voted who wouldn't have otherwise. 1,000 of them said so. the haves and the...
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i want to do what george w. bush did with no child left behind. that's to allow the congress -- that is to allow the legislative branch to be a part of the process. and thus in the process create or draft a piece of legislation that we can all work with. so i think it's a combination of both answers, alex. >> president obama had tough reviews following the first debate. what do you think is the greatest challenge in round two? >> the white house said to make adjustments. i think it's to make the adjustments without overcorrecting in some way. i don't think the voters want him to come out completely swinging in some kind of way that would be unlike him in this debate. he's got to somehow figure out how to be himself. perhaps to talk about some of the specifics that doug mentioned. to step up his game a little bit and to do it which will be dichb than what we saw the first time around. he'll be talking to voters, reacting to regular people. and it may require a different style. >> not someone who studied debate practice for the last three or four da
i want to do what george w. bush did with no child left behind. that's to allow the congress -- that is to allow the legislative branch to be a part of the process. and thus in the process create or draft a piece of legislation that we can all work with. so i think it's a combination of both answers, alex. >> president obama had tough reviews following the first debate. what do you think is the greatest challenge in round two? >> the white house said to make adjustments. i think...
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i knew for sure that john kerry won all three of his debates against george bush. but of course he didn't. this is a good time to think about what it means to win a debate. in high school and college debates there are judges to decide which debaters who actually won. those debates have real winners. winners who get real trophies. no one got a trophy but plenty of people guessed at who would have gotten a trophy. the question is they were debating for votes and those votes wouldn't be counted until next month. so all of the winner talk you have withbeen hearing is just guessing and all of the guessers have been wrong before. my guess is about who won debates have been wrong many times which is why it was so easy for me to resist guessing who one last night. you know court reporters are smarter about this. court reporters have seen high priced defense lawyers deliver brilliant closing arguments. court reporters don't even say who won. they wait, they wait hours sometimes days for the jury to vote and then tell them who won. court reporters see lawyers with the best a
i knew for sure that john kerry won all three of his debates against george bush. but of course he didn't. this is a good time to think about what it means to win a debate. in high school and college debates there are judges to decide which debaters who actually won. those debates have real winners. winners who get real trophies. no one got a trophy but plenty of people guessed at who would have gotten a trophy. the question is they were debating for votes and those votes wouldn't be counted...
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the issue is how different is john mccain's policy going to be than george bush's? i haven't heard anything yet. i haven't heard how his policies can be different on iran than george w. bush's i haven't heard how his policies with iran are going to be different than george w. bush's. >> the notion that somehow because i'm a man i don't know what it's like to raise two kids alone, i don't know what it's like to have a child you're not sure is going to make it. i understand, i understand as well as with all due respect the governor of anybody else what it's like for those people sitting around that kitchen table. >> biden's wife and baby daughter were kimmed just weeks after he was elected to the united states senate. and biten writes about a debate in that first debate against caleb boggs. biden writings, i knew enough in 1972 to know that nobody would have wanted to see bogs embarrassed. he pretenned he didn't know the answer either instead of ripping someone's head off with the facts. think cheney versus edwards, benson versus quail, paul ryan has defeated every op
the issue is how different is john mccain's policy going to be than george bush's? i haven't heard anything yet. i haven't heard how his policies can be different on iran than george w. bush's i haven't heard how his policies with iran are going to be different than george w. bush's. >> the notion that somehow because i'm a man i don't know what it's like to raise two kids alone, i don't know what it's like to have a child you're not sure is going to make it. i understand, i understand as...
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a lot of people didn't have any respect for george bush. the rank will lead to na in a razor thing election. >> it is an extreme hypothetical situation, but i think you're right. we goot past that moment in 2 thousand. although they did not like president george w. bush they accepted him with president. what we've seen of the bash lash against obama even though he was elected by a heavy margin, did could be extremely ugly. the other thing back to what you say the national versus the local, i believe at the beginning of the convention was that the local conditions on the ground didn't really matter. it was the national economy. it was the national messaging, and that everything would sort of stwing in the same direction at the same time. this campaign has sort of pushed that logic aside. we see states like ohio where the president is hanging strong, and orr ones like wisconsin where he gained 15 points on him. >> i remember the reaction of democrats and republicans in 2000. the thing that jumped out at me. week brs the 2000 election, the ass
a lot of people didn't have any respect for george bush. the rank will lead to na in a razor thing election. >> it is an extreme hypothetical situation, but i think you're right. we goot past that moment in 2 thousand. although they did not like president george w. bush they accepted him with president. what we've seen of the bash lash against obama even though he was elected by a heavy margin, did could be extremely ugly. the other thing back to what you say the national versus the...
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al gore was criticized for sighing and rolling his eyes while debating george bush in 2000. and then capped it off with this moment. >> it is not what your philosophy and position on issues but can you get things done. and i believe i can. >> that's funny. i'm sorry. you hear this next one repeated many times. it came from ronald reagan during his debate with jimmy carter. reagan posed a simple question. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? >> four years later president reagan was 73 facing concerns about his age, an issue compounded by his shaky first debate and then turned the weakness into a strength with this line. >> i want you to know that also i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> bill clinton was on the other side of that equation while debating another 73 year old. this one was former senator bob dole. clinton handled the issue this way. >> i don't think senator bill is too old to be president. it's the age of his ideas that i question. >> so we'll have
al gore was criticized for sighing and rolling his eyes while debating george bush in 2000. and then capped it off with this moment. >> it is not what your philosophy and position on issues but can you get things done. and i believe i can. >> that's funny. i'm sorry. you hear this next one repeated many times. it came from ronald reagan during his debate with jimmy carter. reagan posed a simple question. >> are you better off than you were four years ago? >> four years...
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kids voted for george bush in 2000. the one where they missed in the last -- this started in 1988, actually. and they picked george bush, senior. the one they got wrong was 2004. kids picked kerry, which is interesting, because that's the only other time we had a candidate just outright say no, i won't do it. >> so it's too late for. >> not for me. not for me. we have worked very hard to put together a show in which governor romney's views are fairly and equally represented along with president obama's.
kids voted for george bush in 2000. the one where they missed in the last -- this started in 1988, actually. and they picked george bush, senior. the one they got wrong was 2004. kids picked kerry, which is interesting, because that's the only other time we had a candidate just outright say no, i won't do it. >> so it's too late for. >> not for me. not for me. we have worked very hard to put together a show in which governor romney's views are fairly and equally represented along...
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first that awkward moment in the third and final debate between george w. bush and al gore. let's watch this moment. >> it's not only what your philosophy and what's your position on issues. but can you get things done. and i believe i can. >> well, in 1992 in a debate conducted in a town hall format, president george bush, senior bush, was seen checking his watch, that showed impatience with the whole debate, fair or not. in 2008 john mccain betrayed his frustration when he referred to barack obama as "that one." let's listen. >> your bill on the floor of the senate, loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies and it was sponsored by busch and cheney. you know who voted for it? might never know. that one. you know who voted against it? me. >> where did you come up with that phrase, that one? what will be the clues tonight to tell us in real time who's winning. ste steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle." you start with your biggest clue. you've said already, i've seen on my screen, who's winning the definition, meaning who's defining the debate in their terms. h
first that awkward moment in the third and final debate between george w. bush and al gore. let's watch this moment. >> it's not only what your philosophy and what's your position on issues. but can you get things done. and i believe i can. >> well, in 1992 in a debate conducted in a town hall format, president george bush, senior bush, was seen checking his watch, that showed impatience with the whole debate, fair or not. in 2008 john mccain betrayed his frustration when he...
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george bush sr. and ross perot. it was the first die bait that year. the back story was george bush won the white house by sort of playing on patriotism themes. flag burns issues like this. really in my ways seemed to question dukakis's pati patriot. here comes bill clinton. he was at oxford during the vietnam war and participating in protests over there. george bush sr. on the campaign trail and the republicans started to play this up and coming close to questioning the patriotism of xwlibill clinton. bush brought it up and they went to clinton for a response. they think it can work here again. this is when we learned what a great and masterful communicator bill clinton is. this is how he handled it. >> i honor your service in world war ii. i honor mr. perot's service in the uniform and the service of any man and women who served, including admiral who is your chairman of the joint chiefs supporting me. when joe mccarthy went around this country attacking people's patriotism, he was wrong. he was wr
george bush sr. and ross perot. it was the first die bait that year. the back story was george bush won the white house by sort of playing on patriotism themes. flag burns issues like this. really in my ways seemed to question dukakis's pati patriot. here comes bill clinton. he was at oxford during the vietnam war and participating in protests over there. george bush sr. on the campaign trail and the republicans started to play this up and coming close to questioning the patriotism of xwlibill...
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bush conspiracy theory of course was always that john kerry absolutely destroyed george w. bush in that debate when bush was supposedly wearing a listening device. so if he was wearing a listening device whoever was supposedly whispering in the president's ear was not whispering things that helped him. that's always the part i didn't understand. but the 2012 version of that theory now is that mitt romney cheated in the debate against president obama this week not by having somebody feed him the answers through an ear piece but rather by bringing the illegal crib sheet on to the debate stage with him. you see, previous debate rules have set out very clearly that, quote, no props, notes, charts, diagrams, or other writings or other tangible things may be brought into the debate by any candidate and yet have a look at this damning evidence. this is at the very beginning of the debate on wednesday night and as you'll be able to see clearly here what is that in your pocket? mr. romney very clearly pulls something from his right pocket and he pops it on to the podium in front of
bush conspiracy theory of course was always that john kerry absolutely destroyed george w. bush in that debate when bush was supposedly wearing a listening device. so if he was wearing a listening device whoever was supposedly whispering in the president's ear was not whispering things that helped him. that's always the part i didn't understand. but the 2012 version of that theory now is that mitt romney cheated in the debate against president obama this week not by having somebody feed him the...
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let's listen. >> the irony is rudy giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since george bush to seek the presidency, is here talking about the people here. rudy giuliani, there's only one things he mentioned in a sentence, a noun, a verb, and 9/11. >> i remember that line, very, very well. i had a ryan staffer tell me that they were going back and looking at some of the research, that not only did biden do very well in his debates, but david plouffe, the obama strategist, wrote in his book part of the reason obama picked biden was because he was impressed with his debate performance. he's a 40-year veteran, and he's going to be a capable debater. when joe biden was debating in '87 and '88 when he ran for president the first time, paul ryan was in high school. so there's going to be, i think, a fascinating age gap there on that stage. joe biden is not somebody that's going to come out there and sort of stumble around. it's possible he could commit a gaffe, but the ryan folks that i talked to are getting ready for, you know, the chairman of the foreign relations committee, not the
let's listen. >> the irony is rudy giuliani, probably the most underqualified man since george bush to seek the presidency, is here talking about the people here. rudy giuliani, there's only one things he mentioned in a sentence, a noun, a verb, and 9/11. >> i remember that line, very, very well. i had a ryan staffer tell me that they were going back and looking at some of the research, that not only did biden do very well in his debates, but david plouffe, the obama strategist,...
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but i want to warn some of my democratic friends that, you know, this is exactly what george bush said about bill clinton in 1992, that he'll say anything to get elected. while i think it's important, i think it's also important for democrats not to get too caught up on this. they have to continue to remind voters that even on the positions that romney is consistent on, that theyre very unpopular positions. he wants to, you know, raise taxes on the middle class. it's the only way he can pay for his tax plan. there's no other way to do it. >> well, he said he's not going to do that. he said he's not going to do it. >> and i think that that's a debate democrats will win. i think the medicare position he's taken has been shown poll after poll among seniors to be unbelievably unpopular and i think democrats have to get that point across. preexisting conditions under a romney administration, regardless of what he says, will be out the window if he has his way for tens of millions of americans. >> please, honestly, julian, you can't go on and deal with all of his lies. we don't have -- >> th
but i want to warn some of my democratic friends that, you know, this is exactly what george bush said about bill clinton in 1992, that he'll say anything to get elected. while i think it's important, i think it's also important for democrats not to get too caught up on this. they have to continue to remind voters that even on the positions that romney is consistent on, that theyre very unpopular positions. he wants to, you know, raise taxes on the middle class. it's the only way he can pay for...
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after the 2004 debate when it looked like george bush hadn't had a very good evening, dick cheney actually stopped the momentum that the kerry campaign had in the vice presidential debate. and mark will remember that better than anybody. it's joe biden's job here to go in there and basically change the story line and win that debate and i think joe biden actually is a much better debater than most people understand. >> well, we'll see. great one to watch. by the way, god gave us all different weapons. like that old movie spart tus. one guy had the net, the other had the knife. give him a little knife, a long net, give hip the other thing. thank you, mark mckinnon, steve, too. tonight it's 10:00 eastern watch a special friday night campaign edition of "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. 10:00 eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ >>> well, gue
after the 2004 debate when it looked like george bush hadn't had a very good evening, dick cheney actually stopped the momentum that the kerry campaign had in the vice presidential debate. and mark will remember that better than anybody. it's joe biden's job here to go in there and basically change the story line and win that debate and i think joe biden actually is a much better debater than most people understand. >> well, we'll see. great one to watch. by the way, god gave us all...
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kids voted for george bush in 2000. the one where they missed in the last -- this started in 1988, actually.
kids voted for george bush in 2000. the one where they missed in the last -- this started in 1988, actually.
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this is something that george w. bush pursued in his second term. paul ryan had been a proponent of that at that time. he'd since dropped it from his plans by the time mitt romney was getting around to endorsing paul ryan's plans. joe biden went there tonight. should we see that as the intention of the democratic side to go there, holding the republicans accountable for paul ryan's old idea and george w. bush's old idea to privatize social security? >> i think it was one of joe biden's best moments. there's no question where paul ryan stood. even before the stock market crash, he was arguing we should go to privatizing social security. when people lost 30, 40% or more of their savings, he was still clinging to this crazy notion. joe biden put him on the spot tonight. he had to admit it. the same thing held true for medicare. joe biden would not allow paul ryan to dance away from his crazy views. >> on the issue of afghanistan, it was confusing on the surface and more confusing the deeper they got. my sense is that the difference between the two camp
this is something that george w. bush pursued in his second term. paul ryan had been a proponent of that at that time. he'd since dropped it from his plans by the time mitt romney was getting around to endorsing paul ryan's plans. joe biden went there tonight. should we see that as the intention of the democratic side to go there, holding the republicans accountable for paul ryan's old idea and george w. bush's old idea to privatize social security? >> i think it was one of joe biden's...
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but also even if you're a republican and you voted for say limited government under george bush, and you voted against nation building, as he kept railing against, the clintons were doing nation building in haiti and all. what did you get? you got an attempt -- >> and the prescription drug benefit as well. >> right. a huge prescription drug benefit. and attempt to make a model laissez-faire estate out of iraq. the craziest exercise in nation building you have ever seen. >> campaign promises very what our elected officials deliver in office. it is more about the reality of our elections process or is it also about what we're just talking about, the partnership on capitol hill? >> well, i think what it really is about is the fact that we've had a dumbing down of the citizenry. and to be very blunt about it, i think among the institutions that can be blamed would be us. television news, that somehow along the way, the market research people came in there and said you can completely discuss any issue in a ten-second sound bite. once you hear that ten-second sound bite you will understand
but also even if you're a republican and you voted for say limited government under george bush, and you voted against nation building, as he kept railing against, the clintons were doing nation building in haiti and all. what did you get? you got an attempt -- >> and the prescription drug benefit as well. >> right. a huge prescription drug benefit. and attempt to make a model laissez-faire estate out of iraq. the craziest exercise in nation building you have ever seen. >>...
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obviously, george herbert walker bush, ostentatiously checking his watch. we saw the very awkward intersection, and i'm not sure which man came out the better for it, between al gore and george w. bush, with the encroachment of personal space. we've also seen bill clinton, his best moment of any debate the entire time he was running for president, and serving as an incumbent, when he did have the "i feel your pain" moment, the incredible empathy for his questioner. chris, do you feel like the thing that is most important the interaction between these two men, or the interaction between each of them and the audience? >> my friend, a
obviously, george herbert walker bush, ostentatiously checking his watch. we saw the very awkward intersection, and i'm not sure which man came out the better for it, between al gore and george w. bush, with the encroachment of personal space. we've also seen bill clinton, his best moment of any debate the entire time he was running for president, and serving as an incumbent, when he did have the "i feel your pain" moment, the incredible empathy for his questioner. chris, do you feel...
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they actually harry reid called george w. bush a loser while george w. bush had a difficult foreign trip. yeah, you know what? this happens in washington. and if you can't handle it, then sell bagels. i actually love bagels. we need more people selling bagels. at the end of the day though, alex, you know what people are concerned about whether you're talking about men or women, whether you're talking about straight voters of gay voters, pro-life voters or pro-choice voters, they're interested in the economy turning around. they're interested in being able to keep their job. they're interested if they're a single mom in getting a job. if you're a single mom and you're concerned about these social issues, you put them there. you look at the economic issues. and if you have to choose between the person that's going to agree with you on social issues or choose the person that you believe is going to get you back to work and allow you to put food on the table, allow you to pay for your kids' high school or college or whatever, you know what? you might just gr
they actually harry reid called george w. bush a loser while george w. bush had a difficult foreign trip. yeah, you know what? this happens in washington. and if you can't handle it, then sell bagels. i actually love bagels. we need more people selling bagels. at the end of the day though, alex, you know what people are concerned about whether you're talking about men or women, whether you're talking about straight voters of gay voters, pro-life voters or pro-choice voters, they're interested...
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bush and even 2000 that close contest between george w. bush and al gore. >> we're going to talk later regarding the demographics of this race and keying in on certain groups how they're the key to victory one way or the other to candidates here. let's bring in the news panel, david goodfriend and anne cornbluth and steve diese is with us as well. once again, we have steve on skype and you have sunglasses on. i'm not sure why. is that because you believe romney's star is so bright you have to wear shades or whatever the cliche is? what's going on for governor romney, steve? >> i'm not wearing sunglasses. the light inning that office is that bad. >> you look like mr. cool with your sunglasses on. what do you think of romney's momentum at this point? >> i think the number one thing he has going right now is his rating. over the last couple of weeks he had the lowest favorability rating of any modern presidential challenger in the history of modern polling. you can go back, tamron, to the debate two weeks ago in denver, colorado where a lot o
bush and even 2000 that close contest between george w. bush and al gore. >> we're going to talk later regarding the demographics of this race and keying in on certain groups how they're the key to victory one way or the other to candidates here. let's bring in the news panel, david goodfriend and anne cornbluth and steve diese is with us as well. once again, we have steve on skype and you have sunglasses on. i'm not sure why. is that because you believe romney's star is so bright you...
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in fact, mitt romney's policies are george bush's policies on turbo. he wants to keep all of the bush tax cuts and then he wants to add a 20% tax cut that applies to everybody. let him defend that all night. let him expand the math. because while he might be able to do it on tv because of videotape, we'll be able to prove what he said is not true. >> mr. mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little more of a hidden democrat vote there? >> no question. i think it will be closer. president obama got 48% of the vote in 2008. the numbers are going to be pretty consistent in the upcoming election. >> really, kasim reed, mayor of atlanta, thank you for coming on. >> thank you for having me, chuck. >>> all right. we're hearing from a romney advic adviser jim talent, next. >>> plus -- >> i lead with a great optimism for our country and continuie vital role of our democracy. >> one of the long-time impactful senators of his generation, remembering the late pennsylvania senator arlen
in fact, mitt romney's policies are george bush's policies on turbo. he wants to keep all of the bush tax cuts and then he wants to add a 20% tax cut that applies to everybody. let him defend that all night. let him expand the math. because while he might be able to do it on tv because of videotape, we'll be able to prove what he said is not true. >> mr. mayor, there is a georgia poll, 51/53 romney? >> no, about 51 romney, 47, 48 president obama. >> you think there is a little...
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bush to something better. romney came out best in the first debate because he denied the path he has chosen, denied the big tax cut from 35% down to 28% for people at the top bracket. the all-out elimination of the estate tax, the big-time cut in the corporate rate. he do denied his plan to limit nate medicare, denied he would kill coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. he got away without bolterring to deny his plan to let the automobile industry to go bankrupt and to dump 40 million people to wait in the energy ro emergency room. let's look at the some of the latest polling in the wake of wednesday's debate. this afternoon pew released a poll that showed a dramatic shift toward romney. this poll covers the four days sibts the debate and it has romney pulling even with president obama among registered voters, 46% even. four weeks ago pew had obama up by nine among registered voters, so this has been a huge shift in the pew poll. the move in the pew poll towards romney is greater among likely voters.
bush to something better. romney came out best in the first debate because he denied the path he has chosen, denied the big tax cut from 35% down to 28% for people at the top bracket. the all-out elimination of the estate tax, the big-time cut in the corporate rate. he do denied his plan to limit nate medicare, denied he would kill coverage for those with pre-existing conditions. he got away without bolterring to deny his plan to let the automobile industry to go bankrupt and to dump 40 million...
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george h.w. bush looking at his watch. appearances count, don't they? >> they really do. and a professional knows that. george h.w. bush in that debate, that third one in richmond in 1992, he was looking at his watch because he was trying to make the point that one of the other candidates had run over time. it didn't really compute this was sending the message that he was impatient, just the kind of message he didn't want to send. >> humor can be an effective tool, diffuse a weakness. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign. i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> and at that moment, a lot of people said well, there's the ball game. including his opponent. >> including walter mondale. >> what do you think about humor as a tool in this debate tonight? >> you'd better be a very accomplished actor like reagan or else it probably won't work. in that case, reagan said certain things that might have given rise to further worry he was too old to serve a second term. got things wrong. ran over in his final concluding rema
george h.w. bush looking at his watch. appearances count, don't they? >> they really do. and a professional knows that. george h.w. bush in that debate, that third one in richmond in 1992, he was looking at his watch because he was trying to make the point that one of the other candidates had run over time. it didn't really compute this was sending the message that he was impatient, just the kind of message he didn't want to send. >> humor can be an effective tool, diffuse a...
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the chief justice is george h.w. bush appointee. nine others from george wish, one from -- so we're not talking about some radical liberal circuit court. these injureses understand this is a violation of ohio's voting rights, and i will be surprised if the supreme court just prior to the election will hear this case, because it was an appropriately decided substantive decision, and in fact violates the rights. when you're saying military citizens can vote in a certain way, others cannot, that distinction was made, making exceptions, you cannot do that. as we all know under our constitution, the notion of expanding voting rights is the nature of this democracy, not reducing them. i find it extraordinary the direction the republican party has taken to decimate the franchise in this country. >> extraordinary is right, outrageous is right. i mean, congresswoman, this is unbelievable, especially when you find the republican appointees on the court that came to this decision. this is not a partisan decision. we're talking about people's b
the chief justice is george h.w. bush appointee. nine others from george wish, one from -- so we're not talking about some radical liberal circuit court. these injureses understand this is a violation of ohio's voting rights, and i will be surprised if the supreme court just prior to the election will hear this case, because it was an appropriately decided substantive decision, and in fact violates the rights. when you're saying military citizens can vote in a certain way, others cannot, that...
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bush situation. ohioans are commonsense folks and that's why he's getting the support that he's getting. >> now, the latest poll in ohio has the president at 51% and mitt romney at 45%. does that reflect you, governor, in your state? >> i am so happy with where we are. governor romney has been living in ohio for the last few days. but our economy is coming back because of the recovery act, because of the auto industry, and because of the policies that this president is pursing. they also understand and i repeat myself, reverend al, they don't want to go back to the policies that led to this recession. they understand that president obama is the person who is fighting to save social security, to keep them from voucher rising medicare, to provide pell grant assistance to our students. the president is on the side of working people. mitt romney in the most -- quite frankly, disturbing way, said that 47% of us don't count. and ohioans heard that from his own lips, from his own voice, and they haven't for
bush situation. ohioans are commonsense folks and that's why he's getting the support that he's getting. >> now, the latest poll in ohio has the president at 51% and mitt romney at 45%. does that reflect you, governor, in your state? >> i am so happy with where we are. governor romney has been living in ohio for the last few days. but our economy is coming back because of the recovery act, because of the auto industry, and because of the policies that this president is pursing. they...
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people don't remember this, but after george bush had a bad debate after john kerry, dick cheney came in and changed the trajectory of the race again. >> he dismembered john edwards. he killed him. >> he did. i think that joe biden can get the joe mentum, if you will, for the obama campaign by going in there and reminding people what mitt romney and paul ryan would do if mitt romney is elected president. mitt romney has placed his arms around it and embraced the paul ryan budget plan and there are a lot of things the president didn't mention joe biden will focus on, starting with medicare. and then the 47% remark. i think you'll hear more about that tomorrow night and in the next debate. the president showed up last week for a news conference asking the questions but he was being presidential and didn't engaged his opponent. mitt romney showed up for a debate. i think the next time you see president obama, he'll come ready for a debate. >> here is he on the tom joyner radio show. he said he was too polite in last week's debate. let's listen to the president. >> i mean, you know, the d
people don't remember this, but after george bush had a bad debate after john kerry, dick cheney came in and changed the trajectory of the race again. >> he dismembered john edwards. he killed him. >> he did. i think that joe biden can get the joe mentum, if you will, for the obama campaign by going in there and reminding people what mitt romney and paul ryan would do if mitt romney is elected president. mitt romney has placed his arms around it and embraced the paul ryan budget...
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blaming the president for an auto plant that shut down under george bush. you know, saying that the president was weakening the work retirement, welfare to work. a whole number of different things that paul ryan said. the only thing that anybody remembers about that speech is that he lied. you know, going into tomorrow night, we're prepared for that. paul ryan has a choice to make. and he has years of strong commitments and convictions that he's laid out, on everything from abortion to taxes to medicare to medicaid. we know where he stands. so tomorrow night he has a choice to make. does he stand by what he has said and done over the course of his career? or does he do what mitt romney did and try to run from those positions and hide them, because he knows that they will ultimately hurt him in a general election? >> stephanie, you led the obama campaign's pushback today after mr. romney tried to get away with saying that he wouldn't act as president to roll back abortion rights. he eventually even personally gave a statement, admitting that he would do that
blaming the president for an auto plant that shut down under george bush. you know, saying that the president was weakening the work retirement, welfare to work. a whole number of different things that paul ryan said. the only thing that anybody remembers about that speech is that he lied. you know, going into tomorrow night, we're prepared for that. paul ryan has a choice to make. and he has years of strong commitments and convictions that he's laid out, on everything from abortion to taxes to...
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bush in getting russia and china to permit tougher sanctions. they are focused on the sanctions the treasury department opposed. those on the central bank congress forced the president to accept. >> one of the critiques of mitt romney and his ability to create space on foreign policy it's been one of barack obama's great strengths. his margins in terms of who you handle more for international i affairs remains stronger than on the economy and other matters. the other critique is that mitt romney is saying i would do things differently, but there isn't a huge spelling out of how he would do things differently. you mentioned iran. going forward he had a detailed critique of how to handle it forward. that's the trouble trying to define stark lines. that's why he went philosophical to say i would be tougher. we have a duty as america to lead. he mentioned syria. we need to step in and support demonstrators and those things. we'll see. he clearly has an intention, an opening against obama. >> chris, while carrying a bigger stick on foreign policy he'
bush in getting russia and china to permit tougher sanctions. they are focused on the sanctions the treasury department opposed. those on the central bank congress forced the president to accept. >> one of the critiques of mitt romney and his ability to create space on foreign policy it's been one of barack obama's great strengths. his margins in terms of who you handle more for international i affairs remains stronger than on the economy and other matters. the other critique is that mitt...
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i remember president bush, george w. bush, was quoted -- used to be quoted as saying, you know, people will be out in the oval office waiting room and they'll say i'm going to go in and tell the president, great texas phrase, what all, and they get in and they say oh, what a lovely tie, mr. president. and i think that's a big part of this. and i think that that's one of the reasons what happened in '04. i think it's probably what happened last night. and one thing we do know, we know that governor romney is a hugely competitive guy. but arguably the only person around more competitive is barack obama. and so there's, you know, this is 30 days out. i would think this would be a much bigger deal in terms of the tactical horse race if this were like 1980. if this debate had been on october 28th, i think this would be a much more -- have much more possibility of being truly transformative. i think it's hugely important, but, again, mark twain is dead. >> all right. thank you for that. let's go to "the wall street journal." "
i remember president bush, george w. bush, was quoted -- used to be quoted as saying, you know, people will be out in the oval office waiting room and they'll say i'm going to go in and tell the president, great texas phrase, what all, and they get in and they say oh, what a lovely tie, mr. president. and i think that's a big part of this. and i think that that's one of the reasons what happened in '04. i think it's probably what happened last night. and one thing we do know, we know that...
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seriously, does anyone believe this guy was going to be an idealog like george bush? i never believed that. >> people in massachusetts would say, a, he was moderate as a governor. b, yeah, he would attack to the right to get the nomination. david, general biden just indicated he didn't think it was personal between these two candidates and yet there are many observers, and if you look at the three debates, and last night's debate being the most specific, do you think it's personal between the two candidates? was that evidenced last night because last night they weren't talking about how to move the dow jones up or down. they were talking about life and death. people die in wars. do you think that drew the president out a bit more? >> yeah, i do, actually. i think some of the president's language, some of his tone, talking about, you know, we have these things -- you know, these carriers where you can land airplanes on top of now. i think there was some snashg in the government's tone. i think it becomes that way in the thrust of these presidential campaigns. i agree w
seriously, does anyone believe this guy was going to be an idealog like george bush? i never believed that. >> people in massachusetts would say, a, he was moderate as a governor. b, yeah, he would attack to the right to get the nomination. david, general biden just indicated he didn't think it was personal between these two candidates and yet there are many observers, and if you look at the three debates, and last night's debate being the most specific, do you think it's personal between...
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george bush had no statistical business getting into yale and harvard business school but he did because of legacy admissions, aka affirmative action for whites. there are lots of cases like his. harvard accepts 40%
george bush had no statistical business getting into yale and harvard business school but he did because of legacy admissions, aka affirmative action for whites. there are lots of cases like his. harvard accepts 40%
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thought, how bad could things get if we go for george bush? we saw the answer to that, i'm afraid. >> we'll see if people actually do look back. and i'll throw this to robert. this is what the president was talking about in virginia yesterday. take a listen to this. >> i mean, he's changing up so much and backtracking and sidestepping. we've got -- we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romnesia. >> all right. well, robert, what do you think? is the key a lot of fish oil here? >> you know, elections are all about the future, richard. they really are about what the candidate's vision is for the next four years. and when you take a look at president obama's position over the last two debates, he really hasn't articulated what his vision is for the future. i've taken a look at the cross tabs on all the polls out there. and for the most part, the majority of the people out there are saying, i like this president, i actually want to vote for him, but i don't see where he's going to take -- >> but th
thought, how bad could things get if we go for george bush? we saw the answer to that, i'm afraid. >> we'll see if people actually do look back. and i'll throw this to robert. this is what the president was talking about in virginia yesterday. take a listen to this. >> i mean, he's changing up so much and backtracking and sidestepping. we've got -- we've got to name this condition that he's going through. i think -- i think it's called romnesia. >> all right. well, robert,...
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bush. the other, mitt romney ate them up. one, president obama sfp supported -- the other, romney wants the government to rule against it in every kay. he's the one w >> one president obama wants the states to decide on same-sex marriage. romney keeps same-sex banned entirely and for all time. >> president obama stepped up and rescued the auto industry. mitt romney said to let it go bankrupt. one said to make sure women get equal pay. the other heads the party that down the line was against it. -- across the country, the other
bush. the other, mitt romney ate them up. one, president obama sfp supported -- the other, romney wants the government to rule against it in every kay. he's the one w >> one president obama wants the states to decide on same-sex marriage. romney keeps same-sex banned entirely and for all time. >> president obama stepped up and rescued the auto industry. mitt romney said to let it go bankrupt. one said to make sure women get equal pay. the other heads the party that down the line was...
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i'm just teasing. >> i don't see george bush as an anathema. >> would you bring him out for the big rallies in columbus. >> the president probably doesn't want to participate in this campaign. but there are some spots in town he could probably help. >> how would you like w. out there campaigning for the other guy. >> i strongly recommend to romney that he campaign everywhere with george w. bush. if you look at all the data, people still blame by a margin of two to one the economic problems in this country on bush. so i think -- and the other thing, by the way, it would open up for the president is the very clear case that if you didn't like the bush/cheney years, you wouldn't like the romney years because he has the same policies and the same advisers. >> but the difference is that the obama years haven't improved that much now, have they? >> the obama years are pretty -- we didn't go into a great depression -- >> this is what voters are deciding. it was worse under w. but it's not good enough better -- you didn't clean up the bush mess welloff. thank you. that's the argument. you would thi
i'm just teasing. >> i don't see george bush as an anathema. >> would you bring him out for the big rallies in columbus. >> the president probably doesn't want to participate in this campaign. but there are some spots in town he could probably help. >> how would you like w. out there campaigning for the other guy. >> i strongly recommend to romney that he campaign everywhere with george w. bush. if you look at all the data, people still blame by a margin of two to...
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you remember back in 2000, when al gore said he was going to be tough on george w. bush. he walked over, and bush made the audience laugh. so they're going to have to be a lot more charming. which is going to be difficult for the president, who's hearing from his base. you've got to be tough on this guy. you've got to call him a liar. you've got to punch his lights out. but i think -- i think the president's going to be ready. >> do you think the obama camp has been effective at trying to prove mitt romney at being dishonest? >> no. that's just nonsense. we lost so he's a liar. you know, if mitt romney was wlieing so much, for 90 minutes, why couldn't the president call him out? >> well, that's you making that statement. but the general population, i mean, how does mitt romney try to deflect that criticism for anyone upon whom it might stick? >> i don't know. but again, if i'm sitting here in an interview and you ask me basic questions about what job have you been doing for the past four years and i lie about it and say, alex on saturday mornings, actually instead of work
you remember back in 2000, when al gore said he was going to be tough on george w. bush. he walked over, and bush made the audience laugh. so they're going to have to be a lot more charming. which is going to be difficult for the president, who's hearing from his base. you've got to be tough on this guy. you've got to call him a liar. you've got to punch his lights out. but i think -- i think the president's going to be ready. >> do you think the obama camp has been effective at trying to...
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george w. bush is the incumbent president. his challenger is this guy, massachusetts senator john kerry. remember at the democratic convention this year when john kerry gave the bang-up speech about mitt romney learning everything he knew about russia by watching rocky 4, and his overseas trip actually being a blooper reel and all that stuff? this this great barn burner of a very funny speech by john kerry. everybody said, afterwards, where was that john kerry when he was the guy running for president in 2004? well, that john kerry actually did show up in 2004 when he was running for president. at least he showed up for the first debate against the incumbent president that year, and in that first debate against the incumbent president, challenger john kerry cleaned the president's clock. >> i made a mistake in how i talk about the war, but the president made a mistake in invading iraq. which is worse? >> president bush and senator kerry were hard at it again today, campaigning across battleground states, continuing the spirite
george w. bush is the incumbent president. his challenger is this guy, massachusetts senator john kerry. remember at the democratic convention this year when john kerry gave the bang-up speech about mitt romney learning everything he knew about russia by watching rocky 4, and his overseas trip actually being a blooper reel and all that stuff? this this great barn burner of a very funny speech by john kerry. everybody said, afterwards, where was that john kerry when he was the guy running for...
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one of the main reasons record sur plass under bill clinton were turned into record deficits under george bush is because we put two wars it and two tax cuts on a credit card and now governor romney wants another $5 trillion in tax cuts that he can't pay for? not if i have anything to say about it. that's not going to happen. we are not going to let this country fall backward, not now, not with so much at stake. we've got to move forward. we need to invest in small business and manufacturers who create jobs here in the united states. we need to recruit 100,000 math and science teachers, train 2 million workers at community college, bring down the cost of college tuition. [ cheers and applause ] we need to cut our oil imports in half, create thousands more jobs in clean energy. we need to use the savings from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan to help pay down our deficit and put people back to work doing some nation building right here at home. that's the agenda we need. that's how you strengthen the middle class. that's how you keep moving forward. that is the choice in this electio
one of the main reasons record sur plass under bill clinton were turned into record deficits under george bush is because we put two wars it and two tax cuts on a credit card and now governor romney wants another $5 trillion in tax cuts that he can't pay for? not if i have anything to say about it. that's not going to happen. we are not going to let this country fall backward, not now, not with so much at stake. we've got to move forward. we need to invest in small business and manufacturers...